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Week 156: Three Years in Germany!

We had a crazy, busy, first full week of May! On Monday, I returned to the eye doctor and I’m now scheduled to have my next eye surgery, next Friday. I’m just hoping I can keep myself calm enough during surgery to hold still and let things happen. The recovery will be very similar toContinue reading “Week 156: Three Years in Germany!”

Week 155: My Birthday Week!

We’ve been enjoying another week of Matt Sr. and Cindy visiting with us! After Cindy’s wrist injury on Sunday, we took it easy on Monday. We all needed the extra rest anyways and it went a long way towards us all feeling better. Monday night, we decided to stop by the Bootshaus to try ourContinue reading “Week 155: My Birthday Week!”

Week 154: The Gilcrest’s are Here!

We got off to a tired start this week after Brooklyn and I returned from the UK last Sunday night. We made it through all of the regular afterschool clubs and sports, but still have no internet! We are going on 35 days now without it and its just insane since everyone who lives aroundContinue reading “Week 154: The Gilcrest’s are Here!”

Week 153: Softball in the UK

Another week has flown right by! After the beautiful weather last weekend, we were sent right back into cold and rain, and even a snow and hail storm. The kids have been really busy every day after school with their activities. Brooklyn and Ryan have at least one, if not two, activities every day andContinue reading “Week 153: Softball in the UK”

Week 152: Springtime Stuff

Another week has flown by! Brooklyn is still playing softball every night, and piano and Girl Scouts have started again after the Easter break. Ryan also started playing baseball this week so he’s been super busy too! The weather was so beautiful last weekend but crappy weather made a come-back during the week! It’s beenContinue reading “Week 152: Springtime Stuff”

Week 151: It’s April!

This week started out in a blur! We got back Monday night from Italy and immediately had to head into work and school Tuesday morning; we were all exhausted! We had not stayed in any AirBnbs over the course of our trip so the laundry really piled up. We had about ten loads to doContinue reading “Week 151: It’s April!”

Week 150: Spring Break in Italy, Part 2!

Part two of our Spring Break trip picked up right where we left off in Siena! Wednesday morning, we packed up the car and departed our hotel. Our ultimate destination was Rome, but we had a few stops planned along the way. The weather was still drizzly, but not pouring rain anymore. Our first stopContinue reading “Week 150: Spring Break in Italy, Part 2!”

Week 150: Spring Break in Italy, Part 1!

It’s finally Spring Break! We had a hard time choosing where to go this year. Originally, we had booked a Red Sea Cruise to Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Sadly, this was cancelled due to current events in the region so it was back to the drawing board. I actually had several hotels booked acrossContinue reading “Week 150: Spring Break in Italy, Part 1!”

Week 149: End of the 3rd Quarter

Before I say anything about this week, I’ve realized I said nothing last week about what the kids and Matt were up to over last weekend while I was in the US! Ryan had another Boy Scouts camp-out called ‘The Wood Burner,’ which focused on wilderness survivalism skills; using only wood for cooking and heat,Continue reading “Week 149: End of the 3rd Quarter”

Week 148: My New Nephew!

I’ve been falling really behind in posting updates! The weekends are just so busy; I don’t have time to get everything in at once. Two weeks ago, my new nephew, Nix was born. At that time, I was already two weeks late in writing updates so I did not put it in but he isContinue reading “Week 148: My New Nephew!”